need pc help

[ares 395]

hey guys, I have come to the forums seeking pc help from any techy people. recently, my pc has started to sound almost like a lawn mower when it is on at any point, especially on startup. If anyone has any ideas on what the issue may be or how to fix it without spending lots of money, I would appreciate any assistance! Thank you

Here's a short clip of how it sounds: 

 

[TheHills 7]

Get MSI afterburner and turn your fan speed down 

[Skys 1628]

have you cleaned the fans recently?

[ares 395]

3 minutes ago, Ross Ulbricht said:

Get MSI afterburner and turn your fan speed down 

I didn’t think it was the fan speed causing that noise but I’ll try that now

3 minutes ago, Skys said:

have you cleaned the fans recently?

Yea 2 days ago

[notsodank 941]

4 minutes ago, ares said:

I didn’t think it was the fan speed causing that noise but I’ll try that now

Make sure your temps aren't abnormal first

[ares 395]

6 minutes ago, notsodank said:

Make sure your temps aren't abnormal first

my current temp and power usage on idle: https://gyazo.com/2c70223e8222677cffd04c1b7574b0ed

[Marcus 1264]

Are you using a AIO for your cpu cooler?

[Noble 1832]

I had a similar issue. my PSU was overwatting everything and caused crashes and such, if you cant fix it, bring it to a microcenter

[buckie 3302]

could be a thick dust bunny hitting one of the blades 

[Mikey Millions 11]

have u tried turning it off & doing a spell to turn it back on

[ares 395]

thanks for the tips guys!

[Stuuurrt 164]

Make sure that none of the cables are being hit by the fans.

[Legendary 201]

TIME TO TOUCH GRASS BRO. 07 FROM HERE AND HIT THE ROAD RUNNING! o7

[Hunter 130]

3 hours ago, ares said:

hey guys, I have come to the forums seeking pc help from any techy people. recently, my pc has started to sound almost like a lawn mower when it is on at any point, especially on startup. If anyone has any ideas on what the issue may be or how to fix it without spending lots of money, I would appreciate any assistance! Thank you

Here's a short clip of how it sounds: 

 

Download and install then screenshot temps https://www.hwinfo.com/download/ also try unplugging/stopping some fans to start isolating potential issues.

[Grandma Gary 10477]

4 hours ago, Stuuurrt said:

Make sure that none of the cables are being hit by the fans.

Was my first though, or you could have damaged one of the fan blades.

[Lucien 3054]

I agree with the others, that is most definitely a fan hitting something/damaged fan.
What are your specs? There may be a fan/moving part you didnt see or don't realize is touching something
I was once super confused because I didn't see a USB header cable that was hitting a small fan on my motherboard after it got stuck under my gpu

[batGooseCan 616]

12 minutes ago, Lucien said:

I agree with the others, that is most definitely a fan hitting something/damaged fan.
What are your specs? There may be a fan/moving part you didnt see or don't realize is touching something
I was once super confused because I didn't see a USB header cable that was hitting a small fan on my motherboard after it got stuck under my gpu

nerd

[ares 395]

24 minutes ago, Lucien said:

I agree with the others, that is most definitely a fan hitting something/damaged fan.
What are your specs? There may be a fan/moving part you didnt see or don't realize is touching something
I was once super confused because I didn't see a USB header cable that was hitting a small fan on my motherboard after it got stuck under my gpu

here is my pc https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-gaming-desktop-intel-core-i7-9700f-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-2060-super-1tb-hdd-480gb-solid-state-drive-black/6362983.p?skuId=6362983

24 minutes ago, Lucien said:

I agree with the others, that is most definitely a fan hitting something/damaged fan.
What are your specs? There may be a fan/moving part you didnt see or don't realize is touching something
I was once super confused because I didn't see a USB header cable that was hitting a small fan on my motherboard after it got stuck under my gpu

here is my pc https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-gaming-desktop-intel-core-i7-9700f-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-2060-super-1tb-hdd-480gb-solid-state-drive-black/6362983.p?skuId=6362983

it seems to randomly start and stop throughout it being on

[Lucien 3054]

4 minutes ago, ares said:

here is my pc https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-gaming-desktop-intel-core-i7-9700f-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-2060-super-1tb-hdd-480gb-solid-state-drive-black/6362983.p?skuId=6362983

here is my pc https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-gaming-desktop-intel-core-i7-9700f-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-2060-super-1tb-hdd-480gb-solid-state-drive-black/6362983.p?skuId=6362983

it seems to randomly start and stop throughout it being on

If you haven't already, inspect each of the fans and look for cables touching. Besides that, I would do as others suggested and download a monitoring software to pull fan speeds and system temps. It sounds like one of the fans may be damaged causing it to get unbalanced or something and make more noise. I would try to reproduce the issue and see if it only occurs if certain fans spin up - many gpus and cpu coolers will have a zero rpm mode which was be the reason it is intermittent. Run something like furmark to increase your gpu temps and cinebench r23 to increase your cpu temps. If you are comfortable taking apart your pc, you could also unplug the fans with the side panel open and see if the noise appears again, then narrow down the issue by slowly testing and reattaching fans. It could also be an issue with the power supply / power supply fan as its a prebuilt and psus are a place they will cheap out.
If it is one of the case fans, make sure it is not an issue with a certain header rather than the fan bugging out by trying the affected fan in a different header.

[ares 395]

2 hours ago, Lucien said:

If you haven't already, inspect each of the fans and look for cables touching. Besides that, I would do as others suggested and download a monitoring software to pull fan speeds and system temps. It sounds like one of the fans may be damaged causing it to get unbalanced or something and make more noise. I would try to reproduce the issue and see if it only occurs if certain fans spin up - many gpus and cpu coolers will have a zero rpm mode which was be the reason it is intermittent. Run something like furmark to increase your gpu temps and cinebench r23 to increase your cpu temps. If you are comfortable taking apart your pc, you could also unplug the fans with the side panel open and see if the noise appears again, then narrow down the issue by slowly testing and reattaching fans. It could also be an issue with the power supply / power supply fan as its a prebuilt and psus are a place they will cheap out.
If it is one of the case fans, make sure it is not an issue with a certain header rather than the fan bugging out by trying the affected fan in a different header.

alright, thanks so much for your help!

[johnny goose 3338]

2 hours ago, ares said:

alright, thanks so much for your help!

Not sure how long ago you got your pc but seeing that its a prebuilt and assuming it was purchased recently you could always go directly to the manufacturer for help. They will probably be able to guide you through anything your uncomfortable doing as well. Or if you have a warranty (assuming its relatively new) you could always just send it back.

But yea what lucien said check all your fans front and back never know where something could be and you could even dismount all your fans and visually check each blade to see if one looks fucked. If one is; a new fan is not expensive.

[CaloomClark 1324]

14 hours ago, Grandma Gary said:

Was my first though, or you could have damaged one of the fan blades.

Had this problem for the longest time, every time my pc boots up the fans go to 100% for a few secs and it sounded like it was grinding something down, sounded horrible.

[ares 395]

12 hours ago, i strangle geese said:

Not sure how long ago you got your pc but seeing that its a prebuilt and assuming it was purchased recently you could always go directly to the manufacturer for help. They will probably be able to guide you through anything your uncomfortable doing as well. Or if you have a warranty (assuming its relatively new) you could always just send it back.

But yea what lucien said check all your fans front and back never know where something could be and you could even dismount all your fans and visually check each blade to see if one looks fucked. If one is; a new fan is not expensive.

I’ve had it for like 4.5 years

[Mudiwa 784]

lukewarm cup of bath water over it should fix it just make sure its off